Discussion to Celebrate IUPUI/Latino Community Partner Impact

Sponsored by the IU School of Education at Indianapolis, Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D., will lead a discussion about celebrating IUPUI/Latino community partner impact from 1 to 5 p.m., April 30, 2009. The discussion will be held at the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Campus Center.

Valenzuela is currently a professor at the University of Texas in both the Cultural Studies in Education Program within the Department of Curriculum & Instruction and the Educational Policy and Planning Program within the Department of Educational Administration. She also serves as the director of the University of Texas Center for Education Policy and the associate vice president for University School Partnerships in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement.

During her April 30 presentation at IUPUI, Valenzuela will share information pertaining to the education of Latino/a immigrant youth. Valenzuela, who earned both a doctorate and master’s degree in sociology at Stanford University, has written extensively about Latino educational issues and actively advocates for Latino communities and youth at the Texas statehouse and beyond.

A discussion panel following Valenzuela’s presentation will include community partners such as La Plaza, in hopes of encouraging a rich discussion between partners, faculty members, and students about the impact of collaborations between IUPUI and the Latino community.

For more details, please contact Shanna Stuckey at smwiley@iupui.edu or 317-274-6595.